Africa

Supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga take to the streets after election results showed President Uhuru Kenyatta in the lead.

Kenyan police fired tear gas at supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga on Wednesday amid high tension following Tuesday's closely contested election.

Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga said hackers broke into the election commission's database overnight leading to what he called massive electoral fraud.

South African President Jacob Zuma survived a vote of no-confidence in Parliament in Cape Town on Tuesday.

Incumbent president Uhuru Kenyatta and his main rival Raila Odinga cast their votes in Tuesday's close-fought general election.

Millions of people cast their vote in Kenya's fiercely contested 2017 general election, shrouded in fears of racial and ethnic violence.

More than 180 sub-Saharan migrants ran across the border from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on Monday.

Kenya is on edge ahead of national elections on Tuesday, but the risk is that much greater for women candidates facing violence, intimidation, and general sexism in the race.

Rwandans have overwhelmingly voted to extend Paul Kagame's 17 years in power. The man dubbed the nation's 'forever president' claiming almost 99% of the vote, but critics fear he will rule with an even harsher iron fist.

Rwandan President Paul Kagame heads to the polls on Friday after 17 years in power, and he's tipped win a new term by a landslide.

A car bomb explosion in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Sunday (July 30) killed six people and wounded 20 others and the death toll was likely to rise, a police officer said.

Two people are killed and several injured in a stampede at South Africa's FNB Stadium during a soccer match between Soweto rivals Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates.